Tag: Steve Peck

Madonna – True Blue (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“True Blue” is a song by American singer Madonna. It is the title track from her third studio album True Blue (1986) and was released as the album’s third single on September 17, 1986, by Sire Records. Written and produced by Madonna and Steve Bray, the song deals with Madonna’s feelings for her then-husband Sean Penn. A dance-pop song, it features instrumentation from a rhythm guitar, a synthesizer, keyboards, and drums. The main chorus is backed by an alternate one, incorporating a chord progression generally found in doo-wop music.

Received by the critics as a light-hearted and cute retro song, “True Blue” topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada and became another consecutive top-ten song in the United States for Madonna, by reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The original music video portrayed her again with a new look, leaner and sporting platinum blond bushy hair. An alternate video was made through the “Make My Video” contest on MTV. The final selected videos had a similar theme of a 1950s-inspired setting and the storyline following the lyrics of the song. “True Blue” has been performed on the Who’s That Girl World Tour (1987) and the Rebel Heart Tour (2015–2016).

SIDE A:
True Blue (The Color Mix) 6:37
True Blue (Instrumental) 6:52

SIDE B:
Ain’t No Big Deal 4:14
Producer – Reggie Lucas

True Blue (Remix/Edit) 4:28

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986/87 True Blue U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #3
1986/87 True Blue U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #5
1986/87 True Blue U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #6

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20533, Sire ‎– 9 20533-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design – Jeri McManus
Edited By – Latin Rascals* (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Photography By – Herb Ritts
Producer – – Madonna (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Stephen Bray (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Producer [Additional] – Shep Pettibone (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Remix – Shep Pettibone (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Written-By – Madonna (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Stephen Bray

NOTES:
B1 from “Revenge of the killer B’s, Vol. 2” on Warner Bros. Records. Produced for Kalisa Inc.

“True Blue”
WB Music Corp./Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc./Black Lion Music, Inc. ASCAP
All rights on behalf of Bleu Disque and Webo Girl admin. by WB Music Corp.
℗ 1986 Sire Records Company

“Ain’t No Big Deal”
July Fourth Music/Semi Automatic Music Inc. ASCAP
℗ 1984 Sire Records Company

Marketed by Warner Bros. Records Inc., A Warner Communications Company.
© 1986 Sire Records Company
Made in U.S.A.

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Cruise Control – No Condom, No Sex (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND WORLD AIDS DAY EXCLUSIVE 1988

“No Condom, No Sex” is a 1988 single released during the height of the AIDS crisis, several musicians including Steve Peck and Tuta Aquino got together and recorded this song, for the purpose of raising AIDS awareness. 100% of the proceeds went to fund AIDS research. Sire Records released the single as 12″ only in the United States.

“No Condom, No Sex” with it’s poignant lyrics that are just as important today as they were more than two decades ago reached #34 on the Billboard Dance Chart on September 24th, 1988 after spending four weeks on the survey.

The music video for the song featured cameo appearences by Toni Basil, Randy Quaid, Julie Brown, Richard Lewis and others.

December 1 marks World Aids Day, a time for us to honor and reflect on the millions of people around the world who have lost their lives to the epidemic and raise awareness about those currently living with HIV and AIDS.

SIDE A:
No Condom, No Sex (Let Reason Govern Passion Mix) 8:12
No Condom, No Sex (Rock Single Mix) 5:06

SIDE B:
No Condom, No Sex (Single Mix) 5:06
No Condom, No Sex (Single Instrumental) 5:06
No Condom, No Sex (Chamber Acappella) 5:06

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1988 No Condom, No Sex U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #34

 

RELEASE IMFORMATION:
Label: Sire ‎– 0-20983
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Electronic
Style: Euro House, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Art Direction – John Heiden
Edited By – Dennis Muyet, Tuta Aquino
Engineer – Michael Aarvold*
Executive Producer – Craig Kostich
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Musician – Mac Quayle
Photography By – Larry Williams (9), Leslie Libman
Producer – Randy Morrison, Stewart Pfalzer
Remix, Producer [Additional Production], Engineer – Steve Peck

NOTES:
100% of the Artists and Producers will be donated to AIDS Education.
National AIDS Hotline 1-800-342-7514

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Five Star – The Slightest Touch (The Pettibone Touch Remix) (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

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“The Slightest Touch” is a 1987 single by the British pop group Five Star. It reached No. 4 in the UK singles chart, becoming the group’s final Top 10 hit to date.

Taken from their second album, Silk & Steel, Five Star chose legendary remixer Shep Pettibone to remix the album track for release as a single.

*The Pettibone Touch Remix did appear on the 2010 Cherry Pop expanded edition of the album Silk & Steel however there is a mastering error at the begining of the track.

“Stone Court” is a non album instrument.

SIDE A:
The Slightest Touch (The Pettibone Touch Remix) 6:51
The Slightest Touch (House Touch) 6:28

SIDE B:
Stone Court 3:48
The Slightest Touch (Slightest Dub) 6:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Tent ‎– PT 41266, RCA ‎– PT 41266
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Sleeve Designed By] – Bill Smith Studio
Edited By – Tuta Aquino (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Engineer [Mix] – Steve Peck (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Photography By – Paul Cox (5)
Producer – Buster Pearson
Producer [Additional], Remix – Shep Pettibone (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Producer, Written-By – Michael Jay (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Stedman Pearson (tracks: B1)
Written-By – Marvin Morrow (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

NOTES:
Made In England
From the LP “SILK & STEEL”

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New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

“Bizarre Love Triangle” is a song by the English band New Order, released as a single in 1986 from their fourth studio album, Brotherhood (1986), which reached the top five on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart, and No. 5 on the Australian ARIA Charts (No. 1 on the Victoria state chart) in March 1987.

It failed to make the top 40 in either the United Kingdom (only reaching No. 56) or the US Billboard Hot 100. In the United States, the song also reached the eighth position on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, but failed to chart on the Hot 100 during its original 1986 release. However, a new mix included on the The Best of New Order was released in 1994 and finally made a brief appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 in the number 98 position in 1995.

In 2004 the song was ranked number 201 in Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.

“I Don’t Care” is also known as “Bizarre Dub Triangle”.

SIDE A:
Bizarre Love Triangle 6:43
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Remix, Edited By – Shep Pettibone

I Don’t Care 7:01
Edited By – The Latin Rascals
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Remix, Edited By – Shep Pettibone

SIDE B:
State Of The Nation 6:33
Engineer – Michael Johnson

Bizarre Love Triangle 3:45
Engineer [Remix] – Steve Peck
Remix – Shep Pettibone

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Bizarre Love Triangle U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play100 #4
1986 Bizarre Love Triangle U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #8

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Qwest Records ‎– 0-20546, Qwest Records ‎– 9 20546-0
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, ARC Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Electro, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer, Written-By – New Order

NOTES:
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC, metalworks at Sheffield Lab Matrix, pressed by ARC.

“I Don’t Care” is also known as “Bizarre Dub Triangle”.

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